Courtesans, Concubines, and the Cult of Female Fidelity

Summary

Courtesans, Concubines, and the Cult of Female Fidelity traces changing gender relations in China from the tenth to fourteenth centuries. By taking women—and men’s relationships with women—seriously, this book makes a case for the centrality of gender relations in the social, political, and intellectual life of the Song and Yuan dynasties.

Product details

• Authors: Beverly Bossler
• Publisher: Harvard University, Asia Center
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.08.2016
• EAN: 9780674970649
• ISBN: 978-0-674-97064-9
• No. of pages: 480
• Dimensions: 154 mm x 231 mm x 33 mm
• Weight: 682 g
• Illustrations: 15 line illustrations
• Series: Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series; Harvard-Yenching Institute Mon; Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series; Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph (HUP)
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories